Jerry Brown's letter to TDN on HOY discussion

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

So what happened to the second and third place finishers of the woodward in this race?

What happened to Holy Bull in the Fountain of Youth? What happened to Afleet Alex in the Rebel? What happened to Point Given in the Derby?

Horses come in and out of form. They don't always show their best every time out. Why does a horse's previous races become moot just because its latest was below par?